Pensioners at Springvale Social Club.

Former steelworks site.

Wooden props placed at base of a works chimney prior to felling.

The firm was planning to widen its customer base after receiving the BS 5750 quality award. Howard E. Perry of Willenhall is mentioned, and Klaus Wasmuht (right) and Neil Webb are pictured.

Men who lost their jobs when the Bilston works closed had passed a welding test after retraining, sponsored by the British Steel Corporation, at the Midland Welding School on Wulfrun Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton. Mel Bennion and Clifford Ford are quot

For the second week running, the open hearth plant’s steel ingot production reached record levels. The photograph shows the coggin mill being conttrolled by Mr G. Lowe and Mr A. Fellows.

Photograph of the works. MP John Blackburn launched a campaign to save the steel plant. Patrick Jenkin and Norman Lamont are mentioned.

Nine Japanese students delayed their journey home from a conference in Frankfurt to visit Bilston steelworks to see the Ruhrstahl – Heraus degassing plant (shown in the photograph).

The firm was fighting the recession bby installing equipment to boost output. Denmark is mentioned.

The firm was expanding its production of steel golf club shafts and other tubular sports goods. The photograph shows the finished shafts being packed at the factory.